Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 44, Issue 2, 163(2025)

The research on polarization-tunable terahertz GaAs photoconductive antenna array

Chen-Gang DONG1,2, Wei SHI2、*, Xiao-Wei HAN2,3, Zhi-Quan WANG1,2, Xin WANG1, and Xiu-Xing ZHANG1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physics and Electrical Engineering,Weinan Normal University,Weinan 714099,China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Optoelectronic and Terahertz Science,Xi’an University of Technology,Xi’an 710048,China
  • 3Shaanxi Railway Institute of Vocational Technology,Weinan 714000,China
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    Chen-Gang DONG, Wei SHI, Xiao-Wei HAN, Zhi-Quan WANG, Xin WANG, Xiu-Xing ZHANG. The research on polarization-tunable terahertz GaAs photoconductive antenna array[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2025, 44(2): 163

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    Paper Information

    Category: Millimeter Wave and Terahertz Technology

    Received: Jul. 8, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 14, 2025

    The Author Email: SHI Wei (swshi@mail.xaut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2025.02.004

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